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I am a beginner of bash.
I know that type
history
can show all command lines and .bash_history save all of them. But if I want a part of command lines (e.g., current session) and save them into a new file, what should I do? I checked
history --help
and still, do not understand how to do so.
Thanks for help in advance!
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I am a beginner of bash.
I know that type
history
can show all command lines and .bash_history save all of them. But if I want a part of command lines (e.g., current session) and save them into a new file, what should I do? I checked
history --help
and still, do not understand how to do so.
Thanks for help in advance!
command-line bash
asked Sep 21 at 22:30
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I am a beginner of bash.
I know that type
history
can show all command lines and .bash_history save all of them. But if I want a part of command lines (e.g., current session) and save them into a new file, what should I do? I checked
history --help
and still, do not understand how to do so.
Thanks for help in advance!
command-line bash
asked Sep 21 at 22:30
SRMZSRMZ
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I am a beginner of bash.
I know that type
history
can show all command lines and .bash_history save all of them. But if I want a part of command lines (e.g., current session) and save them into a new file, what should I do? I checked
history --help
and still, do not understand how to do so.
Thanks for help in advance!
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Current session:
You can do so by running the following command in the terminal:
history -a ~/current_session.txt
Current session's history will be saved to a file named current_session.txt in your home directory.
Certain inputs:
You can also search all history for a certain input and save the output to a file. For example to save all lines that have install in them, please run the following command in the terminal:
history | grep install > ~/search_results.txt
Search results will be saved to a file named search_results.txt in your home directory.
Change
installto whatever you want to search for.
To search for multiple inputs put them between two quotation marks
"", separate them with a pipe|and put-Ebefore them like so:
history | grep -E "install|update|upgrade" > ~/search_results.txt
Best of luck
answered Sep 21 at 22:38
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You need to use -a together with a file name. As explained in help history:
history: history [-c] [-d offset] [n] or history -anrw [filename] or
history -ps arg [arg...]
(...)
-a append history lines from this session to the history file
And later on:
If FILENAME is given, it is used as the history file. Otherwise, if
$HISTFILE has a value, that is used, else ~/.bash_history.
For example, start a new session and type this ($ is a prompt, it will most probably be different on your system):
$ echo a-new-session started at $(date)
$ history -a /tmp/new-history
In this case /tmp/new-history will be:
echo a-new-session started at $(date)
history -a /tmp/new-history
answered Sep 21 at 22:38
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an inferior answer but it works,
type history to get the history.
mouse swipe want you want to copy
ctrl-shift-c to copy
and ctrl-v to paste into a text editor.
in my case, terminal was konsole and text editor was kate.
this lets you copy and paste selected parts of the history.
also lets you copy and paste into the terminal from history , crtl-shift-v to paste
answered Sep 22 at 2:58
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You could skip the above answers by putting the bash history in a seperate, per-session file to begin with.
See my answer Bash history handling with multiple terminals
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Current session:
You can do so by running the following command in the terminal:
history -a ~/current_session.txt
Current session's history will be saved to a file named current_session.txt in your home directory.
Certain inputs:
You can also search all history for a certain input and save the output to a file. For example to save all lines that have install in them, please run the following command in the terminal:
history | grep install > ~/search_results.txt
Search results will be saved to a file named search_results.txt in your home directory.
Change
installto whatever you want to search for.
To search for multiple inputs put them between two quotation marks
"", separate them with a pipe|and put-Ebefore them like so:
history | grep -E "install|update|upgrade" > ~/search_results.txt
Best of luck
answered Sep 21 at 22:38
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Current session:
You can do so by running the following command in the terminal:
history -a ~/current_session.txt
Current session's history will be saved to a file named current_session.txt in your home directory.
Certain inputs:
You can also search all history for a certain input and save the output to a file. For example to save all lines that have install in them, please run the following command in the terminal:
history | grep install > ~/search_results.txt
Search results will be saved to a file named search_results.txt in your home directory.
Change
installto whatever you want to search for.
To search for multiple inputs put them between two quotation marks
"", separate them with a pipe|and put-Ebefore them like so:
history | grep -E "install|update|upgrade" > ~/search_results.txt
Best of luck
answered Sep 21 at 22:38
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Current session:
You can do so by running the following command in the terminal:
history -a ~/current_session.txt
Current session's history will be saved to a file named current_session.txt in your home directory.
Certain inputs:
You can also search all history for a certain input and save the output to a file. For example to save all lines that have install in them, please run the following command in the terminal:
history | grep install > ~/search_results.txt
Search results will be saved to a file named search_results.txt in your home directory.
Change
installto whatever you want to search for.
To search for multiple inputs put them between two quotation marks
"", separate them with a pipe|and put-Ebefore them like so:
history | grep -E "install|update|upgrade" > ~/search_results.txt
Best of luck
answered Sep 21 at 22:38
RaffaRaffa
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Current session:
You can do so by running the following command in the terminal:
history -a ~/current_session.txt
Current session's history will be saved to a file named current_session.txt in your home directory.
Certain inputs:
You can also search all history for a certain input and save the output to a file. For example to save all lines that have install in them, please run the following command in the terminal:
history | grep install > ~/search_results.txt
Search results will be saved to a file named search_results.txt in your home directory.
Change
installto whatever you want to search for.
To search for multiple inputs put them between two quotation marks
"", separate them with a pipe|and put-Ebefore them like so:
history | grep -E "install|update|upgrade" > ~/search_results.txt
Best of luck
answered Sep 21 at 22:38
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You need to use -a together with a file name. As explained in help history:
history: history [-c] [-d offset] [n] or history -anrw [filename] or
history -ps arg [arg...]
(...)
-a append history lines from this session to the history file
And later on:
If FILENAME is given, it is used as the history file. Otherwise, if
$HISTFILE has a value, that is used, else ~/.bash_history.
For example, start a new session and type this ($ is a prompt, it will most probably be different on your system):
$ echo a-new-session started at $(date)
$ history -a /tmp/new-history
In this case /tmp/new-history will be:
echo a-new-session started at $(date)
history -a /tmp/new-history
answered Sep 21 at 22:38
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You need to use -a together with a file name. As explained in help history:
history: history [-c] [-d offset] [n] or history -anrw [filename] or
history -ps arg [arg...]
(...)
-a append history lines from this session to the history file
And later on:
If FILENAME is given, it is used as the history file. Otherwise, if
$HISTFILE has a value, that is used, else ~/.bash_history.
For example, start a new session and type this ($ is a prompt, it will most probably be different on your system):
$ echo a-new-session started at $(date)
$ history -a /tmp/new-history
In this case /tmp/new-history will be:
echo a-new-session started at $(date)
history -a /tmp/new-history
answered Sep 21 at 22:38
Arkadiusz DrabczykArkadiusz Drabczyk
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add a comment
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You need to use -a together with a file name. As explained in help history:
history: history [-c] [-d offset] [n] or history -anrw [filename] or
history -ps arg [arg...]
(...)
-a append history lines from this session to the history file
And later on:
If FILENAME is given, it is used as the history file. Otherwise, if
$HISTFILE has a value, that is used, else ~/.bash_history.
For example, start a new session and type this ($ is a prompt, it will most probably be different on your system):
$ echo a-new-session started at $(date)
$ history -a /tmp/new-history
In this case /tmp/new-history will be:
echo a-new-session started at $(date)
history -a /tmp/new-history
answered Sep 21 at 22:38
Arkadiusz DrabczykArkadiusz Drabczyk
1,2335 silver badges12 bronze badges
You need to use -a together with a file name. As explained in help history:
history: history [-c] [-d offset] [n] or history -anrw [filename] or
history -ps arg [arg...]
(...)
-a append history lines from this session to the history file
And later on:
If FILENAME is given, it is used as the history file. Otherwise, if
$HISTFILE has a value, that is used, else ~/.bash_history.
For example, start a new session and type this ($ is a prompt, it will most probably be different on your system):
$ echo a-new-session started at $(date)
$ history -a /tmp/new-history
In this case /tmp/new-history will be:
echo a-new-session started at $(date)
history -a /tmp/new-history
answered Sep 21 at 22:38
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answered Sep 21 at 22:38
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an inferior answer but it works,
type history to get the history.
mouse swipe want you want to copy
ctrl-shift-c to copy
and ctrl-v to paste into a text editor.
in my case, terminal was konsole and text editor was kate.
this lets you copy and paste selected parts of the history.
also lets you copy and paste into the terminal from history , crtl-shift-v to paste
answered Sep 22 at 2:58
pierrelypierrely
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an inferior answer but it works,
type history to get the history.
mouse swipe want you want to copy
ctrl-shift-c to copy
and ctrl-v to paste into a text editor.
in my case, terminal was konsole and text editor was kate.
this lets you copy and paste selected parts of the history.
also lets you copy and paste into the terminal from history , crtl-shift-v to paste
answered Sep 22 at 2:58
pierrelypierrely
1415 bronze badges
add a comment
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an inferior answer but it works,
type history to get the history.
mouse swipe want you want to copy
ctrl-shift-c to copy
and ctrl-v to paste into a text editor.
in my case, terminal was konsole and text editor was kate.
this lets you copy and paste selected parts of the history.
also lets you copy and paste into the terminal from history , crtl-shift-v to paste
answered Sep 22 at 2:58
pierrelypierrely
1415 bronze badges
an inferior answer but it works,
type history to get the history.
mouse swipe want you want to copy
ctrl-shift-c to copy
and ctrl-v to paste into a text editor.
in my case, terminal was konsole and text editor was kate.
this lets you copy and paste selected parts of the history.
also lets you copy and paste into the terminal from history , crtl-shift-v to paste
answered Sep 22 at 2:58
pierrelypierrely
1415 bronze badges
answered Sep 22 at 2:58
pierrelypierrely
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answered Sep 22 at 2:58
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You could skip the above answers by putting the bash history in a seperate, per-session file to begin with.
See my answer Bash history handling with multiple terminals
answered Sep 22 at 3:36
waltinatorwaltinator
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You could skip the above answers by putting the bash history in a seperate, per-session file to begin with.
See my answer Bash history handling with multiple terminals
answered Sep 22 at 3:36
waltinatorwaltinator
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You could skip the above answers by putting the bash history in a seperate, per-session file to begin with.
See my answer Bash history handling with multiple terminals
answered Sep 22 at 3:36
waltinatorwaltinator
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You could skip the above answers by putting the bash history in a seperate, per-session file to begin with.
See my answer Bash history handling with multiple terminals
answered Sep 22 at 3:36
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